Auditor

Only those applicants with permanent civil service status as Civil Engineer are eligible to apply for this JVN. If you do not have permanent civil service status as a Civil Engineer, please do not apply to this position as you will not be considered for an interview.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system's 2,000‑square‑mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Office of Engineering Audits (OEA) independently audits invoiced payments for construction, expense, and construction‑related services contracts to ensure that the City has received appropriate value for the work performed. The OEA was established pursuant to Section 93(h) of the City Charter and Comptroller’s Directive 7, which requires that each agency that frequently lets contracts for construction appoint an Engineering Audit Officer (EAO) to carry out this auditing responsibility.

The OEA consists of five units:
Construction Payments, Consultant Payments, Expense Payments, Change Orders, and Administrative, with a staff of engineers, accountants and administrative personnel.

The Office of Engineering Audits is seeking a Civil Engineer‑II. Under general supervision, the selected candidate will serve as an Engineering Auditor, providing independent audit of payments for a large portfolio of maintenance contracts for all of DEP's operating Bureaus. Key responsibilities include desk and field audits of partial, substantial, final and contract change payment requisitions for major construction and maintenance of DEP facilities and assets, performing final review and examination of prices and reimbursable costs to ensure payment requests comply with City Charter, Procurement Policy Board (PPB) Rules, Comptroller's Directives and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles;

technical trade labor rates, multipliers, overhead factors, and related documents to certify the fairness and reasonableness of contract changes; and performing field inspections to verify work quality and progress. The candidate will also supervise subordinate staff involved in the audit of complex construction and construction‑related contracts.

• Review and audit partial, substantial, and final payments for construction‑related and supply and service contracts, including work orders and change orders, release of retainage, and contracts at various Water Pollution Control Projects.
• Examine financial transactions and performance indicators; recommend deductions based on detailed findings when contract requirements are not met; and assume supervisory duties supervising auditors and consultant employees when supervision is absent.
• Test supporting evidence through documentation, inquiry, inspection and independent corroboration; conduct field or site visits to physically verify invoiced amounts and evaluate work quality and progress.
• Assist the Deputy Director in reviewing, approving, and signing off on Contract Change Requests (CCR) and Contracts (CC) under Capital, Consultant, and Construction‑Related Contracts; supervise change order assignments and train current city employees and consultants.
• Assist management in payment audit review and assignments; resolve miscellaneous audit findings and issues.

(1) Four (4) years of full‑time, satisfactory experience in civil engineering work; and

(2) A valid New York State Professional Engineer’s License. Current New York State registration as a Professional Engineer must be maintained for the duration of employment.

A master’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university may substitute for one year of the required civil engineering experience.

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